Joe Kelly

Los Angeles Dodgers

Pitch Repertoire At-A-Glance

Joe Kelly has thrown 14,599 pitches that have been tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2012 and 2023, including pitches thrown in the MLB Regular Season, the MLB Postseason and Spring Training. In 2023, they have relied primarily on their Sinker (99mph) and Slider (92mph), also mixing in a Curve using a Knuckle Curve grip (90mph), Fourseam Fastball (99mph) and Change (89mph).


In 2023, compared to other RHP:
Their sinker generates an extremely high number of swings & misses compared to other pitchers' sinkers, is thrown at a speed that's borderline unfair, has an obvious tail, results in many more groundballs compared to other pitchers' sinkers and has some natural sinking action. Their slider is thrown extremely hard, generates a high number of swings & misses compared to other pitchers' sliders, results in more flyballs compared to other pitchers' sliders, has short glove-side cut and has some two-plane movement. Their curve using a knuckle curve grip is thrown extremely hard, generates a very high amount of groundballs compared to other pitchers' curves, generates more whiffs/swing compared to other pitchers' curves and has primarily 12-6 movement. Their fourseam fastball is thrown at a speed that's borderline unfair, has some natural sinking action, results in somewhat more groundballs compared to other pitchers' fourseamers and has slight armside run. Their change is thrown extremely hard, is a real worm killer that generates an extreme number of groundballs compared to other pitchers' changeups, has an obvious armside fade and has some natural sink to it.